Soft song | In a silent garden

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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Leises Lied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

In einem stillen Garten
An eines Brunnens Schacht,
Wie wollt' ich gerne warten
Die lange graue Nacht!

Viel helle Lilien blühen
Um des Brunnens Schlund;
Drin schwimmen golden die Sterne,
Drin badet sich der Mond.

Und wie in den Brunnen schimmern
Die lieben Sterne hinein,
Glänzt mir im Herzen immer
Deiner lieben Augen Schein.

Die Sterne doch am Himmel,
Die stehen all' so fern;
In deinem stillen Garten
Stünd' ich jetzt so gern.

Text Authorship:

by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Leises Lied" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Joseph Haas (1879 - 1960), "Leises Lied", op. 54 no. 5, published 1920 [ medium voice and piano ], from Heimliche Lieder der Nacht, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Leises Lied", op. 39 (Fünf Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1 (1898), published 1899 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rob. Forberg [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó a mitja veu", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Soft song", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson douce", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 73

Soft song

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In a silent garden
At the shaft of a well,
How gladly would I wait
The long grey night through.
 
Many bright lilies bloom
About the abysm of the well;
Within it the stars swim golden,
Within it the moon bathes.
 
And as the dear stars shimmer
[Down] into the well,
Always within my heart shines
The radiance of your dear eyes.
 
But the stars upon the heavens
Are all so far away;
Within your silent garden
I would so gladly now be standing.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Leises Lied"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-05-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 84